Intisar De Monlau wins Qetaifan Cup on an eight-race evening
Intisar De Monlau returned with victory over 1,400m on Al Rayyan turf in 1:29.16 under Soufiane Saadi for Alban de Mieulle.
Wathnan Racing’s Intisar De Monlau won the Qetaifan Cup at Al Rayyan on Thursday, 5 November. Her 1¾-length success completed a double for trainer Alban de Mieulle and a treble for jockey Soufiane Saadi.
France Galop president Guillaume de Saint-Seine presented the trophy alongside QREC chairman Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah. The eight races are listed below in their actual running order.
1 · Deira Storm
2,000m: Deira Storm won in 2:03.20 for owner Yousef Bukheet Eid Bilal Al Kuwari, jockey Patrick Cosgrave and trainer Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki.
2 · Tuyoof
1,600m: Tuyoof scored in 1:35.03 by five lengths for Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari, Soufiane Saadi and trainer Hamad Al Jehani.
3 · Don Pacifico
1,400m: Don Pacifico won in 1:22.73 for Faleh Suwaid bin Suwaid Al Ajmi, jockey Soufiane Saadi and trainer Mohammed Al Ghazali.
4 · Atlantic War
1,600m: Atlantic War won in 1:44.85 for Wathnan Racing, jockey Abdulla Rashid Al Hajri and trainer Alban de Mieulle, by 3½ lengths.
5 · Tulaitila
1,200m: Tulaitila won in 1:16.13 for Injaaz Stud, jockey Arnaud de Lepine and trainer Hamad Al Jehani, by one length.
6 · Prodigious Blue
1,200m: Prodigious Blue won in 1:09.95 for Khalid Rashid Ghanim Al Kashashi Al Mohannadi, jockey Patrick Cosgrave and trainer Rashid Al Jehani.
7 · Al Nasr Al Washeek
1,200m: Al Nasr Al Washeek won in 1:12.09 for Injaaz Stud, jockey Alberto Sanna and trainer Jihad El Ahmad, by one length.
8 · Qetaifan Cup: Intisar De Monlau
1,400m on turf: Intisar De Monlau won the feature in 1:29.16 for Wathnan Racing, Soufiane Saadi and Alban de Mieulle. Jenkille Hipolyte finished second and Lueur De Faust third.